Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service releases on February 14. It looks like an incredibly fun movie, and it has a cameo by Mark Hamill, who appears in a couple of scenes. Of course, while he's doing press for the film, most people are asking him about Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.
The last time Hamill filmed a Star Wars movie was with Return of the Jedi in 1983. And there's a few difference between back then and now. One of those differences is with who is in control of the franchise now.
Hamill said, "The most interesting aspect from my point of view is that [Star Wars] is now in the hands of the generation who were fans… It's the next generation of filmmakers who were sort of weened on these pictures."
The other big difference? How media and tabloids go about getting the scoop on what's happening during production. J.J. Abrams doesn't want leaks, and there's new ways to get pictures than there were in the 1970s and 80s.
"You know, the security on it is just crazy… I'm surprised I can even admit I'm in it! … I like being surprised. It's a whole different era now. when we made the original films, you had the odd reporter hanging around the studio bribing people to give them stories. Now, I said to them, 'Do I really have to wear this robe and this hood that covers my entire head to go from the trailer to the soundstage?' they said, 'Yea, there's drones.' Seriously! There's drones flying over the studio trying to get pictures of whatever they can get pictures of."
Here's a picture of one of those drones:
